Kelly Magyarics, DWS, is a wine educator and wine and spirits writer. She has been offering interactive, educational wine tastings and classes for private and corporate groups for over eight years.

Kelly has extensive wine and spirits knowledge and training. She holds the prestigious Diploma of Wine Studies (DWS) from the renowned Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET), and is also BarSmarts certified. Kelly also completed Kevin Zraly’s Windows on the World School in New York City, as well as a series of Master classes offered by the Sommelier Society of America. She is a also a certified Wine Origins Wine Location Specialist.

Kelly is a frequent contributor to Wine Enthusiast, and her articles also appear in Imbibe, DC Magazine, Nightclub & Bar, Cheers and The Tasting Panel, among others. She is the co-columnist for the Vino column in Northern Virginia Magazine, and the Wine and Spirits Columnist for Washington Life. Her blog offers wine, beer and spirits tips, reviews, news, suggestions and food pairing advice. Kelly Tweets under the username @kmagyarics.

Kelly and her company have been featured in several Washington, DC media outlets. Her business was profiled in the “Making It” column of The Washington Post’s Sunday Magazine. She appears on wine-related segments on DC’s Fox 5, WUSA 9 CBS and News Channel 8, and she has also appeared on WTOP radio’s “Dishing It Out.” In 2008, Kelly served as a celebrity judge for the Old Ebbitt Grill’s annual “Wines with Oysters” competition. In 2010, Kelly was a Wine Judge for the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association’s 6th annual wine competition.

Kelly is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffiers, an invitation-only organization for women in the fields of food, fine beverages and hospitality.